Washington Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore was arrested outside Cleveland, Ohio, after police pulled over a car in which he was a passenger, authorities said Wednesday.
Police in Lakewood, a suburb west of Cleveland, said they arrested Lattimore at around 6:15 p.m. He was charged with carrying concealed weapons and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle.
Authorities said the vehicle was stopped for expired license plates and other traffic violations. During the stop, police said Lattimore failed to tell an officer when asked that a firearm was inside the vehicle.
A Commanders spokesperson said the team was aware of the arrest and that it had informed the NFL League Office, adding: “We have informed the NFL League Office and have no further comment at this time.”
Police said Lattimore was briefly booked into jail before being released without bond. Phone messages left with his agents were not immediately returned, the report said.
The arrest comes after similar legal trouble in 2021, when Lattimore was then with the New Orleans Saints. That year, he was arrested in Cleveland during a traffic stop on suspicion of possessing a loaded handgun that had been reported stolen, according to the report.
Court documents cited in the report said Lattimore later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon and received a suspended sentence and one year of probation.
In Washington, the latest incident arrives amid injury-related setbacks following his acquisition in a November 2024 trade with the Saints. At the time, the deal drew praise for Commanders general manager Adam Peters, with Lattimore described as a high-level cornerback after being a four-time Pro Bowl selection.
But the report said Lattimore appeared in only two regular-season games last season. It also said he missed the second half of the schedule after going on injured reserve in November with a torn ACL in his knee.
Lattimore started his football career at Cleveland’s Glenville High School before playing college football at Ohio State, where he was named first-team All-Big Ten, the report said.